Meet star who won National Award at 12, luck changed after two films later, now working as a driver for last 30 years, he is…
This actor from Bangalore ran away from home at a young age and came to Mumbai. He wondered if what is shown in Hindi films is true. This star came to Mumbai to know this very thing. He lived on the street near Churchgate station. A lady noticed this child. This lady told the kid that if he goes with her to the acting workshop, he will get Rs. 20 per day. The other children did not come, they thought that this must be a scam. But this innocent child was hungry, so he agreed to go. This child actor became popular
Soon this child got selected for Mira Nair's film 'Salaam Bombay' which was released in 1988. He played the lead role in this film. This film was a critical hit. In fact, this film was one of the three films that won the Academy Award. The name of the child we are talking about is Shafiq Syed.
Won Best Child Artist Award
Salaam Bombay won many awards and also won the National Award. Shafiq won the Best Child Artist Award for this movie. He was only 12 years old at that time. In this movie, Shafiq played a character named Krishna. After this movie, Shafiq was seen in the movie 'Patang' which came in 1994. But after this, Shafiq did not get work and he returned to Bangalore to his family. Where is Shafiq now? What does he do for a living?
However, Shafiq tried doing many other jobs before coming back. But finally, due to the responsibility of his family on his shoulders, he started driving an auto rickshaw.
There are 5 people in Shafiq's family whose responsibility is on him. 1994 was Shafiq's last film. Hence, he has been driving auto in Bangalore for 31 years to feed his family. Now he also has a son who is helping him in his responsibilities.
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